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LETTER TO WASHINGTON LEGISLATORS
(6/3/13) re: Raise Revenue and Protect Workers and Families [here] OPEN
LETTER TO WHATCOM COUNTY
(10/11/11) re: Gateway Pacific Terminal

MISSION STATEMENT

The Northwest Washington Central Labor Council,
AFL-CIO, is the central body of labor organizations in Whatcom,
Skagit and San Juan counties, Washington. We are affiliated
with the National AFL-CIO, the central labor organization in
the United States, representing more than 13 million working
people. Over 21 organizations (see
affiliates) belong to the Council, and several thousand
working men and women belong to Council-affiliated organizations.
United, we are a voice for the interests and needs of working
people in Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties.

The
core responsibilities of the Northwest Washington Central
Labor Council are to:

• assist workers and their unions in the struggle
for social and economic justice
• support efforts to organize and bargain fair contracts
• lobby, endorse and involve working people in the political process
• advocate and support laws that protect working people
• unite with community allies who are also struggling for justice.